Stories from Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Editor's note: The following is the fourth in a series of articles regarding future growth and development involving Elmore County and the city of Mountain Home. The roofs at four schools in Mountain Home leak each time it rains. Textbooks at some schools exceeded their expected lifespan five years ago...

(Editor's note: Last week we began our annual review of the top stories for each month during 2010. This week, that review concludes with the second half of the year). The second half of 2010 began with a bang as three firemen were injured while setting up fireworks for the Fourth of July show...

Elmore County's planning and zoning commission resumes a public hearing next week regarding plans to build a second planned community west of Mountain Home. Scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at War Memorial Hall in Mountain Home, the meeting was originally scheduled for Dec. 1 but postponed due to adverse winter weather...

The annual Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet will be held Jan. 22 at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner beginning at 7 p.m. and the officer installation and other activities at 8 p.m. The banquet features the annual announcement of the Chamber's Man and Woman of the Year...

Dear editor: What are you whining about, J.W.? You libs got what you wanted. START is just an extension of Jimmy Carter's SALT II treaty. We cut back, but the Russians didn't. Of course, I'm sure we're all aware that PUTIN, being a former head of the KGB, is vastly more trustworthy than Brehznev was, eh? Oh yeah, PUTIN is a man of honor! We can certainly trust HIM!...

The pantries are full once again. A crisis not seen in this community in decades remained in check -- at least for now. People trying desperately to make ends meet and still put food on the table found a glimmer of hope through the generosity of others...

Anne Elsbeth Jones Parker and Paul Anthony Taggart, both of Little Rock, Ark., were united in marriage on Oct. 30, 2010, at The Silverstone Amenities Center in Meridian. The bride is the daughter of Truman Parker and Terri Jones of Mountain Home. The groom is the son of Al and Ann Taggart of Mountain Home...

December 29 • 02:01 Traffic, I-84 EB MM81• 02:14 Overdue, King Hill• 03:38 Residence Fire, Rancho Wy• 04:54 911 Hang-up, Hammett• 07:02 Vehicle Stop, Bypass/Grainery• 07:36 Vehicle Stop, Commercial/1st Ave• 08:58 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 08:59 Collision Property Damage, Hwy 78• 09:25 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 10:08 Vehicle Stop, N18/Cinder Loop• 11:00 Paper Service, Canfield Ln• 12:37 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67/Bypass• 12:57 Suspicious, Ditto Crk/Mashburn• 14:59 Vehicle Stop, E15N• 15:41 Animal, Rancho Wy• 15:42 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20• 16:00 Assist, MH• 16:24 Welfare, Hwy 20• 16:32 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 51/Hamilton• 17:34 Assist, Pine• 19:58 Traffic, Hammett• 20:36 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 20:47 Assist, MH. ...

Lamont Edward White died at the age of 76 on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, in Wendell, Idaho. A graveside service was held Jan. 5, 2011, at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Lamont, who was known as Monty to his friends and family, was born in 1934 in Boise, to Charlotte White and Edward Butts...

The Bruneau Valley Library will open its 2011 season of Bruneau and Beyond with genealogy specialist Gene Williams of Boise as its speaker on Wednesday, January 19. The event is open to the public. The program is made possible by a grant from the Walter & Leona Dufresne fund of the Idaho Community Foundation. Also, responsible is the Idaho Humanities Council for underwriting the cost of the speaker through its Speakers' Bureau...

The Idaho Department of Finance announced a settlement today in which Florida-based GHS Solutions, LLC agreed to refund $303,218.23 to Idaho consumers who contracted with the company while it did not hold an Idaho debt and credit counselor license. In addition, the company paid $15,000 in penalties, attorney fees and investigative expenses as a sanction for conducting unlicensed debt and credit counseling activity in Idaho. ...